Duration
15h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in education (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Development of questions, scales and items measuring sociodemographics, socio-affective constructs and contextual variables in contextual questionnaires in education. In addition, an introduction to the development of cognitive tests will be provided.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The learning outcomes of this seminar are the following ones :
- explore different frameworks for background questionnaires, non cognitive variables and cognitive domains
- reflect about an assessment framework; select skills, processes, contents and aspects to assess, develop questions and items in order to measure adequately constructs and domains;
- know and apply the technical guidelines in order to build items and questionnaires;
- collect accurately data and code the data in an appropriate way;
- perform the appropriate analyses in order to check for the psychometric properties of the items and scales: alpha of Cronbach alpha, factorial analysis...;
- interpret the analyses and draw the conclusions for reviewing the instruments;
- write a report presenting the results of the tests and questionnaires.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Having succeeded the course Notions de statistiques de base (C. Monseur, bloc 0).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory and practical classes are closely linked. The approach is problem-based learning. After a distance learning session, students have to build, analyse, revise items and questions for background questionnaires.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Combination of presential sessions and at distance sessions.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Distance examination
Recommended or required readings
Extracts from textbooks in English and a synthesis in French will be available.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Examen écrit.
Work placement(s)
no internship
Organizational remarks
Attendance to the sessions dedicated to practical activities is compulsory.
Contacts
Virginie Dupont, assistante
virginie.dupont@uliege.be
Doriane Jaegers, chercheuse
djaegers@uliege.be
Secrétaire : Anna LETTA, 04/366 20 51
anna.letta@uliege.be